Interested to see ways people have come up with to silence their climbing sticks. Doesn't have to be lone wolf in particular but that is what I am working with. Most have heard of stealth strips but I tried my luck with a 3.99 roll of black hockey tape to fix. I personally have never seen the results of stealth strips but this has quieted it down considerably. The stand front was wrapped in paracord. The seat was contacting the base making metal sounds that was wrapped with hockey tape as well as the stand cables to prevent boot squeaks.

In wildlife ethics the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove his conduct. Whatever acts, they are dictated by his own conscience rather than by a mob of onlookers. Its difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact -Aldo Leopold

New to the forum and havent figured out posting pictures yet and also realized this could have been posted in the DIY section

In wildlife ethics the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove his conduct. Whatever acts, they are dictated by his own conscience rather than by a mob of onlookers. Its difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact -Aldo Leopold

The buckles on both the LW stands and sticks had always been the biggest violators for me. I saw the bicycle tube fix on here last year and finally got it to the top of my "to do" list this summer. It's kind of a pain to stretch a tube over all the strap buckles, but it definitely is the ticket to way mo quiet. I've got two identical LW Assault w/ 4 stick setups, so that's a fair # of straps!

But every hunt i do is a "hang and hunt", and having your stuff work for you instead of against you is a huge deal, x every hunt. Good luck!

Jonny wrote:I think 99% of the people here use stealth strips on the sticks, and either bike tubes/stealth strips or kayak grips for the buckles.

Hockey tape works fine, but I have found that it breaks down and gets tacky with use, at least with the stuff I have used it for, non-hunting related.

I have to be honest ive never heard of the bicycle tube fix but I really like the idea of it. Any size tube in particular?

In wildlife ethics the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove his conduct. Whatever acts, they are dictated by his own conscience rather than by a mob of onlookers. Its difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact -Aldo Leopold

How well do the stealth strips work with the stick holder or while trying to stack the sticks?

In wildlife ethics the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove his conduct. Whatever acts, they are dictated by his own conscience rather than by a mob of onlookers. Its difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact -Aldo Leopold

SouthpawSwitchback wrote:Has anyone stealth stripped their Hawk Helium sticks? It seems like it would be a little trickier to pull off due to their unusual shape.

Yes did mine. Call Lou at Stealth Strips he will set you up as you need some custom strips that he has. Do not take off the steps when doing it because its a nightmare installing them as there is small washers that are very hard to get back in

I have tried hockey tape, Velcro and this year stealth strips. Hockey tape is somewhat effective but peels and gets tacky, Velcro gets weeds and brush stuck all over it. Stealth strips are far superior and hold up.

There's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of pulling the trigger.